# Dairy prices remain unsettled | Capital Press

> CME cheddar blocks closed at $1.76 a pound and spot butter at $2.34 in the first week of October, both above year-ago levels. Dairy Market News reported milk becoming less available for cheese in the Central region, with market tone described as steady.

- Date: 2017-10-10 · published 2017-10-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68467-dairy-prices-remain-unsettled-capital-press
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Steady-to-firm US cheese and butter prices reflect tight regional milk availability. Little change is expected, so dairy feed ingredient costs stay stable.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: neutral

## Sources

- capitalpress.com: https://capitalpress.com/2017/10/10/dairy-prices-remain-unsettled/

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